Installing System Images - Cisco IPS-4255-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4255 Installation Manual

Chapter 12 Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images
Warning: Executing this command will stop all applications and re-image the node to
version 6.2(1)E3. All configuration changes except for network settings will be reset to
default.
Continue with recovery? []:
Enter yes to continue. Shutdown begins immediately after you execute the recover command. Shutdown
Step 5
can take a while, and you will still have access to the CLI, but access will be terminated without warning.
The application partition is reimaged using the image stored on the recovery partition. You must now
initialize the sensor with the setup command.The IP address, netmask, access lists, time zone, and offset
are saved and applied to the reimaged application partition. If you executed the recover
application-partition command remotely, you can SSH to the sensor with the default username and
password (cisco/cisco) and then initialize the sensor again with the setup command. You cannot use
Telnet until you initialize the sensor because Telnet is disabled by default.
For More Information
•
•
•

Installing System Images

This section contains the procedures for installing system images on the appliances and modules. It
contains the following topics:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
All user configuration settings are lost when you install the system image. Before trying to recover the
Caution
sensor by installing the system image, try to recover by using the recover application-partition
command or by selecting the recovery partition during sensor bootup.
OL-18504-01
For a list of supported TFTP servers, see
For the procedure for locating software on Cisco.com, see
For the procedure for using the setup command, see
Understanding ROMMON, page 12-14
Supported TFTP Servers, page 12-14
Connecting an Appliance to a Terminal Server, page 12-14
Installing the IPS 4240 and IPS 4255 System Images, page 12-15
Installing the IPS 4260 System Image, page 12-18
Installing the IPS 4270-20 System Image, page 12-20
Installing the AIM IPS System Image, page 12-23
Installing the AIP SSM System Image, page 12-25
Installing the IDSM2 System Image, page 12-28
Installing the NME IPS System Image, page 12-40
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.0
Supported TFTP Servers, page
Obtaining Cisco IPS Software, page
Initializing the Sensor, page
Installing System Images
12-14.
11-1.
10-1.
12-13